The Finance Department of the organisation recently built a
fully equipped vocational centre at the Borstal Training Institute (BTI),
Abeokuta, Ogun State, as part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI)
initiative.
Speaking on the rationale behind this donation, Omolola
Fashesin, Head, Sustainability, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, said: “At Stanbic
IBTC, we pay strong attention to empowerment, being one of the pillars around
which our CSI initiative revolves.
”We delight in seeing people succeed and advance
financially, and we empower them to be able to make and act on economic
decisions.”
“To achieve societal and economic empowerment, young people
need the skills and resources to compete in markets, as well as fair and equal
access to economic institutions.
”This is what we provide at Stanbic IBTC. It is the
beginning of a cumulative process that will allow these young men to develop
the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to succeed.”
Appreciating the staff of Stanbic IBTC’s Finance Department
for the positive contributions to the lives of the inmates, Mojeed Adeniran,
Comptroller of Corrections, Ogun State Command, noted that the donation would
help the skill development of the trainees, as correctional centres serve to
correct and build the capacities of the inmates.
Ahmed Adetola Kazeem, Executive Director, Prisoners’ Rights
Advocacy Initiative, urged other corporate organisations to match the
commitment to social and economic growth, as displayed by Stanbic IBTC Holdings
PLC.
He noted that the donation of a fully functional training
centre to the BTI will help transform the lives of young inmates at the
facility, empowering them to be better citizens of the country while contributing
their quota to the national development.
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